Book: Bloodline Gems
Author: K Young
Publisher:
PublishVictor
Vampires are
creatures that have been a part of lore for a long time, and we have come to
see of them as evil, bloodsucking creatures, right?
Bloodline
Gems by K Young is the story of Prince Shubishup, the
heir to the lineage of vampires who was put in a coffin to be shipped to
Transylvania along with his family for a ritual, but was accidentally sent to
Pennsylvania – West Philadelphia. He quickly becomes addicted to crack cocaine
prior to meeting two local drug dealers, Stizz and Keem. After a little
disagreement, they promise to aid Prince Shubishup in returning home, but they
see an opportunity to make some money, and use Prince Shubishup. Meanwhile, the
King sends Terka, Prince’s sister to locate him. Will Terka be able to find her
little brother in time? Will she find him at all? Can Prince Shubishup survive
the vicious streets of Philadelphia? Or will he become another statistic, and
remain stuck in the trenches?
Bloodline Gems is an urban story that
is set in Philadelphia. The author has used the street slang for effect, but
the constant use of the same turns its charm off and actually provides a bit of
an issue while reading. The suddenness of the story with the introduction of
Shubishup to the various scenes, each of them are abstract in themselves and
the connection to the previous scene is thin at best. The storytelling focuses
more on the accents of the characters rather than the story which brings down
the overall feel of the story. The language is in line with the urban concept
of the book, though I have my reservations whether the characters would
actually speak like that. The climax was a tad bit disappointing for me and I
would have preferred a better ending.
Coming to the
characters, the author could have taken his time to build up the characters,
but we see very little story about the characters. However, I liked the story
of the Vampires and their world.
Overall, a
decent read which scores a 2.25/5 from me.
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